Patriarchate of Peć

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Serbian Orthodox monastery World Heritage Site cultural heritage site monastic complex

The Patriarchate of Peć is a historic Serbian Orthodox monastic complex in Kosovo that served as the spiritual and administrative center of the medieval Serbian Church and remains a key symbol of Serbian religious heritage.

Aliases (3)

Archbishop of Peć ×1
Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church ×1
Serbian Patriarchate of Peć ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Serbian Orthodox monastery → World Heritage Site → cultural heritage site → monastic complex →
affiliation	Serbian Orthodox Church →
associatedWith	Nemanjić dynasty → Serbian medieval state →
constructionPeriod	13th–14th centuries →
contains	Church of St Demetrius → Church of St Nicholas → Church of the Holy Apostles → Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria →
country	Kosovo →
culturalContext	Serbian medieval Orthodox monasticism →
foundedAsEcclesiasticalSeat	13th century →
governingBody	Serbian Orthodox Church →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Byzantine architecture → Serbo-Byzantine architecture →
heritageDesignation	Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia) → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageOf	Serbian people →
historicalRole	seat of the Serbian Archbishopric → seat of the Serbian Patriarchate →
liturgicalLanguage	Church Slavonic →
locatedIn	Metohija → Peć → Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren →
nearbyCity	Peć →
notableFor	medieval frescoes → painted church interiors →
partOf	Medieval Monuments in Kosovo →
primaryRite	Byzantine Rite →
protectionStatus	protected cultural monument →
region	Balkans →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
significance	administrative center of the medieval Serbian Church → spiritual center of the medieval Serbian Church → symbol of Serbian religious heritage →
UNESCOCriteria	(ii) → (iii) → (iv) →
UNESCOExtensionYear	2006 →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	2004 →
UNESCOList	List of World Heritage in Danger →
UNESCORegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOSiteId	724 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	inscribed →
usedBy	Serbian patriarchs →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery ("Serbian Patriarchate of Peć") →	associatedWith
Peć →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Serbian Orthodox Church →	headquarters
Serbian Patriarch ("Archbishop of Peć") →	historicalPrecursor
Serbian Patriarch →	historicalSeat
Peć →	knownFor
Holy Synod of Bishops ("Patriarchate of the Serbian Orthodox Church") →	meetsAt